Gun Operated Firing Device for 20-mm Ammunition,

Abstract

A new 20-mm infantry machine gun requires a self-contained power source to fire electric-primed ammunition. An exploratory development effort has demonstrated that the motion of the gas-operated weapon can generate electric power sufficient to initiate an M52 primer. This report describes the design considerations, test model, and performance of a permanent magnet firing device used to establish feasibility.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA107813

Entities

People

  • Roy A. Zangrando

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Gaps
  • Ammunition
  • Army
  • Artillery
  • Assembly
  • Electric Power
  • Electric Primers
  • Elements
  • Firing Pins
  • Flux Density
  • Machine Guns
  • Machines
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Materials
  • Power
  • Resistance
  • Test Fixtures

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • ballistics.